Thursday, December 10, 2009

Lotus quilt

This is made from mostly Amy Butler fabrics from her lotus line (thank you Christina!) with some American Jane pez prints thrown in there. Its my first time using grey in a quilt and I think I’m in love. Especially with the black, red & blue. Its perfect & cute for a boy (or girl?). And backed with the softest light blue minky ever. This one is definitely staying with me, it will make a perfect little car seat quilt for baby #2. The pattern is the disappearing nine patch, you can find a tutorial for it on my sidebar somewhere over there ------------>. This one is small for a newborn, I think it measures 34" x 42".

Ooh I like the gray, too. I've been wanting to do more with gray (Hope Valley, anyone??). Love the disappearing 9-patch...I am making one for my MIL for Christmas and haven't quilted it yet, but I love the way you did yours - I was originally going to do 45-degree lines, but I'm sold on your design! So thanks!

I like the way you've used fabrics for your baby quilts, receiving blankets and bibs that aren't traditional baby colors or prints.

When my daughter was little, I knit her a black winter hat because she looked so good in black. (Took a lot of flack for that.) Hard to break the thought pattern that little girls have to be outfitted in pink . . . and a baby quilt can't be made with bold colors! :o)